The Nevada Athletic Commission reduced its penalty against Nick Diaz today, after a settlement agreement was reached by both sides.  According to MMA Fighting, Diaz will be suspended 18 months, retroactively, and fined $100,000 for testing positive for marijuana after UFC 183 on Jan. 31, 2015.

Based on this reduction, Diaz should be able to fight again by Aug. 1. The commissioners quickly approved the settlement unanimously Tuesday without mentioning the terms. Diaz was originally suspended for five years and fined $165,000.

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Tim Bell
Tim Bell
Been a wrestling fan for almost 30 years. I've seen Hulkamania, The New Generation, The NWO, the Attitude Era, and the PG Era, and I've enjoyed all of it in different ways. I still remember standing on the guardrail at ten years old and having it fall over in front of Razor Ramon. I was there live when The Undertaker abducted Stephanie McMahon, and I was there when The Rock surprised the entire TD Garden at a house show. Recently been getting into a lot of independent wrestling, especially in the Northeast. I follow WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH and NJPW, among others, but mainly only watch WWE/NXT religiously. I'll probably be more positive about WWE than you, and I'm OK with that.

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